Unit Title:"The Great Gatsby"- What's so great about it?
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Subject/Topic Area(s): English Key Words: theme, writing style, character analysis, blog, wikispace, social pressures/status, multimedia presentation
Designed by: Ms. Elizabeth Martel
Time Frame: 4-5 weeks (6-8) 80 Minute Lessons
School District: MSAD #9
School: Mt. Blue High School
Brief Summary of Unit
This unit will focus on the student' ability to understand and analyze the different themes and literary devices within this text. The students will be able to evaluate these themes, whether explicitly state or implied, in a literary text and be able to show and describe the lives of the characters within "The Great Gatsby". By the end of the unit, students will be familiar with terms such as setting, conflict, symbolism, imagery, the landscape, theme, and historical content. They will also illustrate how the setting and tone can affect the plot and the characters. They will have assumed the role of an actor and writer and create a new chapter for this text. Through this project students will be able to relate fictional social and emotional issues to not only their own but others as well. They will have analyzed characters themselves and conflicts among them as well as demonstrate a clear understanding of the content of the book. The final product of the unit will be a performance task in which students will write a script as a guide for their multimedia presentation, portraying their new alternate ending to the book.
Unit Design Status: Place an X in front of each and insert the date of the draft. Completed Template pages Stages 1, 2, and 3
Completed Blueprint for the Performance Task
Completed Rubrics
Directions to Students and Teachers
Materials and Resources Listed
Suggested Accommodations
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Initial Draft (Date - )
Revised Draft (Date - )
Peer Reviewed
Content Reviewed
Field Tested
Validated
Anchored
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Unit Title: "The Great Gatsby"- What's so great about it?
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Subject/Topic Area(s): English
Key Words: theme, writing style, character analysis, blog, wikispace, social pressures/status, multimedia presentation
Designed by: Ms. Elizabeth Martel
Time Frame: 4-5 weeks (6-8) 80 Minute Lessons
School District: MSAD #9
School: Mt. Blue High School
Brief Summary of Unit
Completed Template pages Stages 1, 2, and 3
Completed Blueprint for the Performance Task
Completed Rubrics
Directions to Students and Teachers
Materials and Resources Listed
Suggested Accommodations
Suggested Extensions
Initial Draft (Date - )
Revised Draft (Date - )
Peer Reviewed
Content Reviewed
Field Tested
Validated
Anchored